Reading First Grant Applications Cohort 3

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Reading First Grant Applications Cohort 3

• Application Timeline
• Eligibility
• Private School Participation
• Reading First District Coordinator Meeting
• September 14, 2005

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2006 Application Timeline

• November 2005 Notice of eligibility to
  districts
• January 24 25 Bidders Conference 1
  Research and writing (SeaTac)
• March 13 14 Bidders Conference 2 Vendor
  Fair and writing (SeaTac)
• March April phone consultation and FAQs on
  RF web site
• May 1 RFP/application live in iGrants system
• May 10 Applications due in iGrants
• May 25 notify districts of awards
• June 1 funds available

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Reading First Eligibility

• District (LEA) must meet LEA eligibility
  criteria
• Student Performance
• Poverty
• School Improvement
• And
• School/s within LEA meet school eligibility
  criteria
• Student Performance
• Poverty
• School Improvement

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LEA Eligibility

• 65 OR 275 students scoring below the 50th
  percentile on the 3rd Grade Reading ITBS (Student
  Performance).
• AND
• LEA is part of an Enterprise Community or
• Empowerment Zone OR
• LEA has 6 or 50 schools identified
• for school improvement OR
• LEA has 15 or 6,500 children
• in poverty under section 1124 (c) of
• ESEA.

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School Eligibility

• 70 OR 44 students scoring below 50th
  percentile on 3rd grade Reading ITBS
• AND
• School is identified for school
• improvement under Title 1, Pt. A
• OR
• School has 40 of children qualifying
• for Free and Reduced Lunch status
• based on October 2004 count.

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Private School Eligibility

• Must reside within the jurisdiction of an
  eligible public school.
• If the eligible public school does not receive
  funding, the private school is not eligible to
  receive services.

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Private School Eligibility cont.

• LEA must consult with eligible private schools
  regarding the Reading First grant opportunity.
• Eligible private schools should be offered
  equivalent support as eligible public schools
  would receive.
• Reading Coach
• Materials
• Professional Development

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Private School Consultation

• Must be TIMELY and MEANINGFUL
• Should take place during design, development,
  implementation
• Include meetings of LEA and private school
  officials and occur before the LEA makes any
  decision that affects the
• opportunities of private school children
• LEA maintains written affirmation
• signed by officials of each
• participating private school that consultation
  has occurred

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Private School Consultation cont.

• At a minimum must address
• What services will be offered
• Size and scope of services
• How decisions about delivery of services will be
  made
• How, where, and by whom services will be provided
• How services will be addressed and improved based
  upon assessment results

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Title I, Part B (Reading First) Consultation
Topics

• How will LEA work with private school to identify
  the K-3 reading and professional development
  needs of staff?
• How will LEA consult with private school
  officials regarding selection of K-3 program
  materials (core and intervention)?
• Is there space and equipment available
• for flexible groupings, interventions,
• extended day work?